contemptuous

 
Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛm(p)tjʊəs/

adjective

  • showing contempt; scornful: she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race

Derivatives

contemptuously

adverb

contemptuousness

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'despising law and order'): from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus 'contempt', from contemnere (see contemn)